For a moment, Lin Jingge didn't know which of the two conclusions was correct.
"Oh? You look familiar?" Qingjian's eyes showed a hint of suspicion. "As far as I know, you're from the Azure Continent, right?"
"Exactly."
"Have spirit cards appeared on the Azure Continent before?"
"No." Lin Jingge shook her head.
After saying all that, a sudden realization dawned on Lin Jingge, and she belatedly understood why Qingjian had asked her where she came from.
"I didn't expect you to be interested in this. Well, it's not a secret, so telling you won't hurt," Qingjian sighed.
Seeing that there was a story to tell, Lin Fu immediately perked up.
"These array formations and patterns all originated from an island..."
Qingjian spoke slowly.
It was quite a coincidence, really.
A hundred years ago, the seal at the entrance to the demon-sealing site loosened, and many demons emerged from the entrance.
Fortunately, the deans of the four academies encountered them, slayed all the monsters, and deepened the seal.
However, halfway through the sealing process, a group of demons suddenly appeared.
After the monsters escaped from the seal, they immediately scattered in all directions. The four of them couldn't worry about that and could only reinforce the seal first.
After that, they searched everywhere for those monsters.
The last monster was found on a spirit island.
They had just landed on the Spirit Island when a colossal object, as tall as a mountain, descended from the sky and plummeted down.
Half of it is submerged in the sea, while the other half is near the island.
After the enormous creature crashed with a tremendous sound, the four of them dared to approach and investigate only after the noise subsided.
The enormous creature had a peculiar appearance and a hard outer shell.
After forcibly breaking through, they entered, and almost everyone gained something different.
Aoki received some videos and some books.
The commotion caused by this extraterrestrial object was quite significant; many people on the Cloud Cauldron Continent knew about it, so it wasn't exactly a secret.
However, the useful items inside were completely divided up by them and the Cloud Cauldron Sect Master who arrived later.
The environment of those trials during the Spirit Card era was created by Aokiji after he deciphered the book.
...
After hearing what Qingjian said, a dark glint flashed in Lin Jingge's eyes.
"Everyone in the Cloud Peak Continent knows about this."
“Yes, I’ve heard my dad mention this before,” Lin Fu chimed in.
His father had cursed these deans and sect leaders in front of him more than once, saying they were inhuman and had divided up all the good stuff, leaving nothing for them, the newcomers.
However, what Qingjian and the others obtained from this extraterrestrial object is unknown to outsiders.
It wasn't until the Spirit Card and similar items were promoted in the Cloud Peak Continent that people belatedly realized their importance.
These were all obtained by Qingjian from extraterrestrial objects.
They coveted it more and more, but because of the status of the South Academy and several other academies, no one dared to make a move.
Qingjian doesn't need to cover this up, because given his status, there's no need to conceal it.
"So that's how it is," Lin Jingge murmured.
"Why are you asking this?" Qingjian stared intently at Lin Jingge, trying to discern something from her face.
Lin Jingge lowered her eyes, avoiding Qingjian's gaze. When he asked, she casually made up an excuse: "I just happened to hear about it and was curious."
“But you just said that this spirit card felt familiar…” Qingjian was clearly unwilling to let Lin Jingge change the subject.
He felt that Lin Jingge's reaction was a bit strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.
"Perhaps it's just my imagination." Lin Jingge raised her eyes, smiled, and then stopped talking, instead shifting her gaze to the high platform.
On the high platform, Tang Cheng had already refined all the herbs and was removing impurities. After this step, it would be time to condense the elixir.
Tang Cheng's forehead was covered in a dense layer of sweat.
The pills she refined were of the fifth grade.
There were quite a few alchemists present, and it was clear that fourth-grade pills were not enough to get into the top three.
On the high platform, an array was used to isolate the outside world and prevent the group of alchemists from being disturbed.
The refining of Tang Cheng was not going smoothly. Before even reaching the stage of condensing the pill, he was already struggling to continue.
She bit her lower lip tightly, stubbornly holding on.
You should know that a while ago, Tang Cheng only succeeded once after refining it over a hundred times.
For her, obtaining a fifth-grade elixir was still too difficult.
Looking at Tang Cheng, whose face was pale, Lin Jingge, sitting in the audience, couldn't help but worry about her.
Qingjian had originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing Lin Jingge's reaction, she had to temporarily abandon the idea. She, however, became even more interested in Lin Jingge.
He remembered what happened on the back mountain last time. Back then, Lin Jingge was still a Great Spirit Master.
Aomi left.
Lin Jingge caught a glimpse of the departing figure out of the corner of her eye and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
[GeGe, you really took a huge risk this time.] Xiao Shi, perched on her head, spoke after sensing her emotions.
[I just couldn't resist.]
You know, Qingjian really seems to be like her, having transmigrated to another world.
The other side created something almost identical to that in interstellar space, and they didn't have the arrogance unique to this world; they were the epitome of equality for all.
It really made her suspicious.
But now, the case has been solved.
It wasn't in vain that she took the risk to ask.
[GeGe, do you think the extraterrestrial object Dean Qing mentioned is...?]
Lin Jingge: [We'll find out after this competition.]
She had a premonition that she was very close to the truth.
"Something's wrong! Tang Cheng can't hold on any longer!" Lin Fu suddenly exclaimed.
Lin Jingge was pulled out of her thoughts by these words and quickly looked up at the high platform.
What I saw was Tang Cheng's swaying figure.
Lin Jingge held her breath, afraid that Tang Cheng would collapse if she exhaled.
On the high platform.
More than half of the people had already completed the condensation of the elixir, and the fragrance of the elixir immediately wafted out.
The alchemists who had not yet condensed their pills were affected by the fragrance of the pills.
Those with unstable minds become flustered because they cannot stay calm for a moment.
Immediately, several of them exploded.
The alchemy furnace of the person closest to Tang Cheng also exploded.
Tang Cheng was startled. Already at her limit, she was thrown off balance by the shock.
My vision blurred, I felt dizzy and lightheaded, and I collapsed to the side.
The flames beneath the alchemy furnace went out the instant she fell.
You should know that if the flame goes out during the alchemy process, the pills in the furnace that have not yet successfully condensed will become a pile of useless dregs.
"It's all over, it's all over!" Lin Fu was extremely anxious.
Upon seeing Tang Cheng collapse, Lin Jingge instinctively wanted to go on stage to help her up.
However, just as he was about to move, he remembered that the platform was protected by an array, and that going up on it now would definitely disturb those who had not yet achieved the Golden Core stage.
"Tang Cheng, hang in there," Lin Fu murmured softly, his gaze fixed on the fallen Tang Cheng.
More than half of the time has passed.
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